Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Before I was prescribed ropinerol my symptoms were a lot worse and more frequent (at least twice a night when I had to be up for at least an hour). I had practised yoga before and found a video of an elaborate sun salutation on line. I won't say it's complicated, just that it is a lot more involved ...

Thanks, a timer is a great idea. I'll go set one up on my iPhone now. I, too, do lots of weird leg exercises but if I'm in bed they almost never work. Sometimes a mini backbend that puts pressure on my Achilles works but I have to keep it for about a minute or more. And I try to do it without waking...

Mostly in the afternoon and evening if I start getting symptoms I can just get up, walk around and do something to distract my brain so it forgets about my achy legs. Last night I took my ropinerol about a half hour later than I should have and missed the window of opportunity to fall asleep. As I l...

More about The Sleep Book. There is a website and while interesting, it doesn't have a whole lot of information: m It says on the website "The struggle with sleeplessness prolongs and worsens insomnia. We break this vicious cycle of Insomnia through our globally pioneering use of Acceptance &a...

It's really great to be part of the WED/RLS forum. My doctor is a GP, not a sleep specialist, but he is very open to learning about everything and supportive. He prescribed Clonazepam a few years ago but it didn't work at all. I knew about ropinerol but didn't know it was available in New Zealand un...

I'd like to tell my story, it's pretty long but I'd like to get it off my chest.

I live in New Zealand and have made many long flights -- all flights out of here are long! On overnight flights I take a sleeping pill, the only time I ever take one. I walk around a lot during the flight. I've told the attendants I have RLS and they usually understand. I've taken a half a Sinemet w...

Thanks for the welcome to the forum. I'm taking .62 ropinerol (2.5 tablets) around 8.30pm every night, I started with .25 six months ago and thought it was a miracle. I'm aware of augmentation so I don't want to increase it. Right now, about an hour before I'll take my dose, my legs are killing me b...